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Context C.H.U.D. is a minor, 1984 horror movie. Its diner scene has an early appearance by John Goodman. C.H.U.D. is an example of the nuclear-waste-origin monster that was prevalent in the 1980’s. As such, it provides us with a good example of killer zombie-ish creatures. I...

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Powers and Abilities Facehuggers are quick, agile, and can leap short distances. They are immensely strong for their size — it can take 2 or 3 able-bodied adult humans to outmuscle a grappling facehugger. Once a...

Context Trollhunter (Trolljegeren) is a 2010 Norwegian movie. In it, a small group of students discovers a secret government service that keeps dangerous, monstrous trolls under control deep into the Norwegian wilderness. Our profile describes the four kinds of trolls seen in the movie. ...

Context This classic is one of the first nuclear monster films and one of the first “Big Bug” films. Another notable example of this sub-sub-genre is Tarantula (1955). In 1954, Them! was Warner Brothers’ highest grossing film. Them! is part of a genre sometimes called...

Overview Vampires in the Blade movie series are the result of a viral infection rather than a supernatural curse. Upon infection (inflicted via the bite of a vampire), the human victim changes into a vampire over the course of the next 72 hours. The infected subject will grow parasitic new...

This profile was written many years before the continuity reboot, so it corresponds to the older Expanded Universe version of the setting. The exact sources it uses are listed in the profile’s footer, if you need to be sure. Powers and Abilities Sand People are skilled in desert...

Context This was a RKO movie, back in 1951. It is a loose adaptation from the horror/sci-fi novella Who goes there?. If you want you can read the creature profile for Who goes there? first. This isn’t the highest-profile movie adaptation of the tale. John Carpenter’s The...

Background Marital Status: Mating habits unestablished, though one was engaged by the end of the second movie. Known Relatives: Each other (clones, effectively). Group Affiliation: None. Base Of Operations: Mobile. Height: 2’3” Weight: 25 lbs. Eyes: Red Skin: Green and orange...